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Netball coach surprised with coverage

You can take a person out of a country, but you can't take a country out of a person. This is evident in the Air Pacific Under-21 netball team that is taking part at the World Youth Netball Championships in the Cook

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Humility contributing to success

The Air Pacific under21 netball team is currently training at the Sports Complex in Rarotonga with team manager Selina Kuruleca and her assistant Vivian Koster, preparing for the game against Botswana this afternoon. Sp

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LMS favourites

Defending Coca Cola Zero Deans Champions Lelean Memorial School has been given the favourite tag to beat Ratu Navula Secondary School on Saturday. The boys from Davuilevu are the lone team in the semifinals that have wo

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Hardwork, Dedication pays off

"The hard-work and dedication prior to the World Championships, was a major tribute in the Air Pacific Under-21's, 57-43 win against Pacific neighbours Samoa, in Rarotonga yesterday." These are sentiments

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Sivivatu signs with Waikato

Fiji born All Blacks winger Sitiveni Sivivatu has signed a contract extension with Waikato. Sivivatu's teammates Richard Kahui, Stephen Donald and Liam Messam and key Super 14 players Toby Lynn and Romana Graham als

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Fiji downs Samoa

The Fiji U21 netball team has started their World Youth Netball Championship in the Cook Islands on a winning note defeating Samoa 57-43 this afternoon. The Melissa Walker coached side which is on 13th spot in the world

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Ratu Navula out to create history

Ratu Navula Secondary of Nadi is out to create history in the Coke Zero Deans semifinal match against defending champions Lelean Memorial School. The Coke Zero Deans title has never travelled to the West in the past yea

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Nadi not backing on reputation

The Nadi rugby team is not banking on being the defending champions to carry any weight in the Digicel Cup semifinal against Lautoka on Saturday. Coach Iliesa Tanivula said his boys were lucky to be in the semis and the

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Lomawai Secondary tastes top level rugby

Playing in the provincial rugby and in the weekly club competition in the Nadroga Rugby Union will be an added advantage for Lomawai Secondary School when they take on Nasinu Secondary in the Coca Cola Zero Deans semifin

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Fiji U21 Netball to face Samoa today

The Air Pacific Under-21 Netball team begin their challenge in the World Youth Championships today against Samoa. The Melissa Walker coached side know that Samoa will be hard but they will try their best to put up a goo

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Nasinu Secondary determined to win Deans trophy

The Nasinu Secondary School U-19 rugby team has come close in two occasions to win the Coca-Cola Zero Deans final, and in both times have lost to QVS. Now the side is more determined to lay their hands on the Deans trop

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3 teams in U19 Deans semis yet to win

Three teams playing in the Coca-Cola Zero Deans semifinal this Saturday are yet to win the prestigious prize in the U-19 rugby competition. Only defending champions, Lelean Memorial School have won the Deans title while

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Ba soccer shifts focus on IDC

Battle of the Giants champions Ba have now shift their focus in trying to win the IDC at Govind Charles Park in October. After creating history in winning the BOG title for the 4th year in a row, President Rishi Kumar s

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New players to feature in Digicel Cup semis

The clash of western neighbours Nadi and Lautoka in the Digicel Cup semifinal on Saturday will see some new faces introduced to top level provincial rugby. Defending champions Nadi, who finished on 4th spot in the point

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Get basics right coach stresses

The Sugar City boys Lautoka is treating the semifinal match against rivals Nadi as any other game they have had to encounter in the Digicel Cup. Coach Vereti Verebula said the main thing he has stressed to the boys is t

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Brothers ready for war

It is the first time in the boxing history of the country where two sets of brothers will feature in a boxing promotion, fighting for two different titles. Fiji's current boxing golden boy Joy Ali will fight the und

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Athletics team returns

The Fiji Athletics team returned from the Oceania Athletics Championship with 10 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals. The highlight was in the Men’s 100 metres final, where Niko Verekauta beat the likes of Banuve T

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Coaches prepare game plans

It will be a battle of the champions in the under-19 semifinal match between Western Zone 2 winners Ratu Navula Secondary and Eastern Zone winners Lelean Memorial School. As the two teams prepare for their crucial game

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No celebration for Ba team

The "Men in Black" Ba soccer team will not have a celebration for winning the Battle of the Giants soccer tournament yesterday and making it four in a row. Association president Rishi Kumar said a celebration

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Lautoka brace for Digicel Cup semifinal showdown

The Lautoka rugby team are bracing themselves for their toughest semifinal showdown against rivals, Nadi, at home this Saturday. It has been made alot tougher for coach Vereti Verebula after top players Kelemedi Bola an

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